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Karol Wojtyła (his name) was born in Wadowice (a town near Cracow) on 18 May 1920. His mother died when he was nine. He liked skiing and swimming and was interested in theater and poetry. He became Pope in 1978. John Paul II was the first Polish Pope. He was nice and kind. He was very fond of children. He was tenacious and never gave up on his plans. He promoted non-violent opposition towards communism. He helped to end Communism in Poland. He tried to build greater understanding between Judaism, Islam and Christianity. He visited 129 countries to talk to people around the world. One person wanted to kill him and shot at him, but he survived. John Paul forgave his attacker and when he left hospital he visited that person in prison. At the end of his life he struggled with Parkinson's disease but continued his work. He died on 2 April, 2002 more about John Paul II || Popiełuszko was born on September 14, 1947. At the beginning he was an altar boy. He entered the seminary and became a priest. Then he became pastor. Parishioners admired him and they liked his sermons very much. If there was an infidel he could convert him to his views. Unfortunately, there were people who wanted to kill him. He was murdered. On October 17, 1987 people found his body in a river. The murderers beat him and threw him into water. He was a loner, and he was very religious. He actively supported the "Solidarity " -a national union formed in 1980 to defend workers' rights. Popieluszko’s message was : "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good!" He was a Polish hero, because in difficult times of the communist regime he tried to help people to become strong and brave through spite of difficult times for the people he tried to help them to Christ. We admire him because despite the threat to his life he continued to spread God's word. more about Popiełuszko || Kosciuszko in America:
 * **John Paul II**
 * **Father Jerzy Popie**ł**uszko**
 * **Father Jerzy Popie**ł**uszko**
 * Tadeusz Kosciuszko was born on February 4, 1746. After finishing school, he became a techer in the Knights' School in Warsaw.
 * Tadeusz Kosciuszko was born on February 4, 1746. After finishing school, he became a techer in the Knights' School in Warsaw.

Kosciuszko left for America, because he wanted to help Americans. Kosciuszko stopped in Paris for a short time. Probably in June set off on a long journey to America. He arrived there in August 1776, less than a month after the announcement of the Declaration of Independence. Probably thanks to the intercession of General Lee, to whom he had a letter from Prince Czartoryski, Kosciuszko was appointed to the U.S. Army engineer. The publicity brings his contribution to its fortifications, the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga. In recognition for his engineering skills were entrusted to him to build a strong fortress of West Point on the Hudson River. This decision supported the U.S. military commander in chief, George Washington. Then he returned to Polish.

We admire him because he was a good man and patriot. || A person I like from Polish history is Maria Skłodowska-Curie. She was a famous Poland chemist and physicist. She discovered polonium and radium. She developed a theory of radioactivity. She conducted research on cancer She was born on November 7, 1867. She was twice awarded the Nobel Prize. She was Pierre Curie's wife. Her parents were Eve Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie. She is the only woman who got Nobel Prize twice. She spent most of her life in France. She died of leukemia because of the high dose of radiation. I admire her cause even died for science ||
 * ==== **Nicolaus Copernicus** In my country lived Nicolaus Copernicus. He was a very famous astronom .  He discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun.  He was born in 1473 in the Polish town of Torun. He dead in 1543 in Frombork.He wrote a famous book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.Nicholas Kopetnik studied lots of scientific subjects.He is the patron of our school.I admire him because he was very clever. ==== ||
 * **Maria Skłodowska-Curie**
 * **Maria Skłodowska-Curie**
 * **Maria Skłodowska-Curie**